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Turbine

A pilot crash-lands into his home. His face has been replaced by a turbine and he’s fallen in love with a ceiling fan. To save their marriage, his wife must take drastic action.
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A war pilot crash-lands through his apartment window. When his wife returns from work, she discovers that her husband’s face has been replaced by an airplane turbine. He’s also fallen in love with their kitchen ceiling fan. To save their faltering marriage, his wife decides she will no longer let her humanity get in the way of love.

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  • writer
    Alex Boya
  • director
    Alex Boya
  • design
    Alex Boya
  • animation
    Alex Boya
  • animation assistant
    Daniela Zekina
  • editing consultant
    Theodore Ushev
  • music
    Judith Gruber-Stitzer
  • musician
    Chantal Bergeron
    Mélanie Bergeron
    Amanda Keesmaat
    Tom Mennier
  • sound design
    Olivier Calvert
  • foley recording
    Geoffrey Mitchell
  • music recording
    Geoffrey Mitchell
  • music recording assistant
    Bernard Belley
  • foley
    Lise Wedlock
  • foley assistant
    Thomas Garant
  • re-recording
    Jean Paul Vialard
  • online editing
    Denis Pilon
  • titles
    Mélanie Bouchard
  • credits
    Mélanie Bouchard
  • technical direction
    Éloi Champagne
  • technical co-ordination
    Randall Finnerty
    Candice Desormeaux
    Luc Binette
  • administration
    Victoire-Émilie Bessette
    Rosalina Di Sario
    Dominique Forget
    Stéphanie Lalonde
  • marketing
    Judith Lessard-Bérubé
  • marketing assistant
    Jolène Lessard
  • producer
    Jelena Popovic
  • executive producer
    Michael Fukushima

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